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    Path/alias problems publishing application

    I'm having a difficult time publishing my web application to the proper directories using FTP. I've searched the forums and read the helpdocs repeatedly, but all I've done is become more confused.

    The application published with no problem on my development machine and both static preview and live preview work correctly. It consists of only a table data grid with a search component.

    All of the files are actually published to the webserver's webroot directory - both application and the data base itself. But I cannot get the data base files into the proper directory or provide the correct path for the browser to find the detail section. I've tried creating the /DSL_DB_Pub directory manually, but that hasn't helped.

    I've tried numerous iterations (along with a few incantations) of what I thought were logical choices for the alias/path requirements. But these efforts have been unsuccessful in getting the detail section of the grid to appear in the browser. The search component displays fine, but for the detail portion showing the data grid I get an error 3 saying the path cannot be found.

    My development machine has the A5v7 files located at C:\AlphaData\DSL_DB_Data\DSL_Data.adb.

    My target web server is running A5v7WebServer, with the path to the webroot as D:\A5Webroot\.

    I want the end result to be the application files in D:\A5Webroot\ with the data base files located in D:\Webroot\DSL_DB_Pub\.

    On the local Webroot alias I have [PathAlias.ADB_Path] = =a5.get_path(). My understanding is that this entry extracts the path to the local data base files, and passes it to the published files.

    What I'm not understanding is the required "[PathAlias.ADB_Path] =" entry required for the web publishing profile. I thought it would likely be "\" for the Webroot, or "\DSL_DB_Pub\" or "\DSL_DB_Pub" (w/o trailing slash).

    I've set the destination folder for the data base files on the web server profile to "\", "\DSL_DB_Pub" and various other guesses.

    What should be the entry for the [PathAlias.ADB_Path] = on the webserver profile?

    What should the entry for the Data Base files folder be on the webserver profile to have the files published to the \DSL_DB_Pub directory beneath the webroot?

    Many thanks for any assistance on this matter. I know I'm probably overlooking several big elephants in the living room, but I just haven't connected on this answer.

    Jerry Stretch

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    Directory structure detail...

    WebServer

    D:\A5Webroot\ [All of my files get published to this (the webroot) directory]
    a5_application.a5i
    dsl_assignment.cdx
    dsl_assignment.dbf
    dsl_assignment.ddd
    dsl_assignment.ddm
    dsl_assignment.ddx
    dsl_assignment_query.dbf
    dsl_assignment_query.ddd
    dsl_assignment_query.ddm
    dsl_assignment_query.ddx
    DSLAssign.a5wcmp
    index.a5w

    D:\A5Webroot\CSS\ ----
    D:\A5Webroot\CSS\Arizona\ ----
    D:\A5Webroot\CSS\Arizona\components\ ----
    D:\A5Webroot\CSS\Arizona\components\a5navsysToolbar\ ----
    D:\A5Webroot\CSS\Arizona\components\a5SimpleForm\ ----
    D:\A5Webroot\CSS\CalendarIcons\ ----
    D:\A5Webroot\JavaScript\ ----

    ==========================================================================
    Development machine

    C:\AlphaData\
    C:\AlphaData\DSL_DB_Data\
    DSL_Data.adb
    DSL_Data.ALB
    DSL_Data.ALM
    Dsl_Data.Alx
    DSL_Data.DSL_Web.history
    DSL_Data.jstretch.DefWebProject
    DSL_Data.MUF
    DSL_Data.wcp_settings
    DSL_Data.WebPublishHistory
    C:\AlphaData\DSL_DB_Data\DSL_Data.WebProjects\
    C:\AlphaData\DSL_DB_Data\DSL_Data.WebProjects\Default.WebProject\
    C:\AlphaData\DSL_DB_Data\DSL_Data.WebProjects\DSL_Web.WebProject\
    DSL_DBgrid.a5wcmp
    index.a5w
    lastSelectedProfile
    project.settings
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    Re: Path/alias problems publishing application

    Alias: [PathAlias.ADB_Path] = D:\A5Webroot\DSL_DB_Pub
    FTP Address: //yourservername or IP
    Your FTP Username has to point to the A5Webroot folder
    The FTP Folder name would be blank
    The Publish Database files folder would be just DSL_DB_Pub

    In your post you said you wanted the data in D:\Webroot\DSL_DB_Pub\, but I think that was a typo and you meant ...A5Webroot...

    Also, over on the server you want the Document Root to be D:\A5Webroot. I think that's what your notes say you have.

    Having said the above, in a real production environment, you don't want your database files under the webroot. This allows anyone to type in the URL that points to one of your DBF files and open it directly. I normally create the FTP to point one level above the A5Webroot (e.g. D:\A5) so I can publish both the web files (e.g: to D:\A5\A5Webroot) and the data files (e.g. to D:\A5\Data).
    Steve Wood
    See my profile on IADN

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      Re: Path/alias problems publishing application

      Thanks Steve for the respose. I've been working on rebuilding the ftp server and my directory structure as you suggested.

      I'll let you know how things come out.

      Again, I appreciate the assistance.

      Jerry

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